Boys' name · since 1912
Deno
Deno has 704 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 704
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deno sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 704 recorded since 1912.
Deno has 704 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2007.
- #6,421 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 704 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deno ranks #6,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 704 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,421 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 704
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Deno's 704 recorded births place it above 85.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Deno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Deno's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Deno popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2007
- Peak year (1960)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Deno by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (194 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Deno's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Deno births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 63
1910s
63 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s 61
1930s
61 births
- 1940s 59
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s
1960s
194 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 194 births (28% of all-time use).
How Deno compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Deno's total volume
Deno by state
Where Deno concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 704 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Deno's data
- Deno's decade-level peak was the 1960s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Denos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Deno: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~95 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Deno draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.